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as in to freeze
to become physically firm or solid
the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures
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as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
the gravy had already started to congeal by the time the waiter served our dinners
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Recent Examples of congeal
Mike McNally: Amy was essentially … in a pile of blood that was beginning to congeal under her left side.
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Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 5 May 2024
Everyone loves bacon, after all, but absolutely no one wants shiny slicks of fat congealing at the top of their drink.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2024
The story will begin to congeal when everyone agrees that this is what happened—a first draft, which then, in the hands of a journalist, becomes a second one.
—Elliot Ackerman, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2024
As with many siblings, misunderstandings have congealed into bad blood.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
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Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 5 May 2024
Everyone loves bacon, after all, but absolutely no one wants shiny slicks of fat congealing at the top of their drink.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2024
The story will begin to congeal when everyone agrees that this is what happened—a first draft, which then, in the hands of a journalist, becomes a second one.
—Elliot Ackerman, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2024
As with many siblings, misunderstandings have congealed into bad blood.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeal
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While freezing temperatures will be experienced in parts of northern Florida on Friday and Saturday, this week's cold snap was not expected to result in snowfall anywhere in the state.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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In February 2021, a winter storm brought days of freezing temperatures that knocked out power and heat to millions of Texans and led to nearly 250 deaths.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
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Despite having solid individual contributors, this team never gelled.Todd Boss, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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There may be a period of adjustment before Smith Rowe gels with his team-mates.Alex Brodie, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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If necessary, place a resealable bag filled with ice over the stain to harden the sap first.Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Allen, the first Black star for a Phillies franchise that was the NL’s last to integrate, had a perspective hardened by his minor-league experience in Little Rock, Ark.Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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After this revelation, competition began to stiffen, and in 2012 the Ecke family sold its company to a Dutch agricultural operation, citing global competition and consolidation.Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 29 Nov. 2024
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That’s because, in addition to stiffening smartphone competition, President-elect Donald Trump’s threats of China tariffs could weigh on device sales even more.Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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Antonio ended up in intensive care at Dell’s Children's Medical Center and was gaunt, his blood coagulating.Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
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As a preventative course of treatment, people with the blood disorder receive weekly injections of factor IX to enable their blood to coagulate, said GOSH.Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK, theweek, 27 June 2024
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Eric liked the idea of collaborating with others, but his collaborations never really jelled.Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Afterwards, the running back spoke about how the team has jelled in recent weeks.Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Congeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congeal. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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